hendie Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 .....It's finally starting to look brill. bit of an understatement there I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 bit of an understatement there I think Agreed. This has been a jaw-dropper from Day One. Every time I think Rich has gone as far as it's possible for a modeller to go, he surpasses himself yet again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted April 4, 2016 Author Share Posted April 4, 2016 You guys are great! Thanks All, I'll be back shortly with the finish of the truck wiring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noeyedears Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 lets have a pic of the whole thing for full effect! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted April 4, 2016 Author Share Posted April 4, 2016 Noeyedear, Not so fast. I can only reveal what the boudoir photos show a little at a time. Besides, if I give it all to you at once you wont come back. I know guys, I'm one. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roma847 Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 Hey Rich, excellent work and incredible attention to detail. Don't let you rush and stay cool, and keep an eye on your sweet cats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted April 5, 2016 Author Share Posted April 5, 2016 Thanks Manfred. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted April 12, 2016 Author Share Posted April 12, 2016 Hey Guys, I knew that the wiring would be a slow go, but OMG! At least I got to work on other builds while the white glue was drying. I finished with the wiring of the four outside faces. This part of the build seemed to really bug me a bit, and I wasn't so into building this part. But now the wiring is done I can add the other bits. Sorta lookin' like a NASA scrap yard. Now I come to a confession. If you guys are anything like I am, I sometimes try to force things, or get to big fingers in small spaces, get in a hurry, get impatiant, just don't care, what ever,... I just don't show you guys these mess ups I seem to come up with. So the next step for the Trucks is to spend some time and go back over each face of the trucks and fix all the stuff that I broke, dropped, painted the wrong color, wired wrong, replace busted bolts, fill gaps, add a ton more small stuff,... I told myself that I was not going to move on to the the rest of the tracks until I get the Trucks finished, 100%. We'll see. Well that's where I'm at, at this moment. I'll take some time and wrap up the Trucks, and then off to finishing the Tracks and wheels. Thanks All for watching! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noeyedears Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 I have 14 axles to wire up and am fed up, I reckon I would be suicidal if I had to do what you are doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted April 13, 2016 Author Share Posted April 13, 2016 Noeyedear, I do have a little help, with frequent breaks and pipe, I can get through the tedious stuff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Rich, Keep on truckin'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted April 15, 2016 Author Share Posted April 15, 2016 Thanks All, Just a quick update. After a year of building. "B" corner Truck is now 100% complete and ready to receive drive wheels and tracks. I'll be back with another corner soon. Thanks All. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jockster Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Simply stunning! Words fail me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roma847 Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Hello Rich, come on with the other corners, the show must go on up to the final countdown. A few cables and clamps are still missing on the inside, but there one can see anyway anything about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted April 15, 2016 Author Share Posted April 15, 2016 That's right Manfred, when I put the truck under the Crawler I could only see these items with a small mirror underneath. All is painted the same color so all the items blend in and just are not noticed. Also I remembered, that actually, I still need to install the outside lighting on the trucks, so 99.999% finished. I'm working on that now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted April 15, 2016 Author Share Posted April 15, 2016 Now "we" are at 100% That's all for now. Thanks. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roma847 Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Hi Rich, now can come the nights ... BTW, are there two lamps or one lamp? It looks like two, but that can be deceiving because the cold white light is so bright. I think in reality there is only one lamp between the two hatches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted April 16, 2016 Author Share Posted April 16, 2016 You are correct Manfred, just one light between the two hatches. I'll show a better photo of the light cage I made to support the light (middle photo). Also I have looked into a dimmer switch for the lights so they will not b so bright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendie Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 .... After a year of building. "B" corner Truck is now 100% complete and ready to receive drive wheels and tracks. a whole year !!!! what took you so long ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted April 17, 2016 Author Share Posted April 17, 2016 Ya, and after what?...almost two years to build a helo. These things just take time. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heloman1 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Haven't looked in for a while Rich, the truck looks amazing, congrats. Colin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted April 17, 2016 Author Share Posted April 17, 2016 Colin, Nice to read from you! Glad to know that you still check in from time to time after a couple of years. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Incredible work, Rich! That looks like some sort of tank recovery vehicle. Regards, Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillstar Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 And once more this is an impressive build!!!! Like it, love it!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted April 25, 2016 Author Share Posted April 25, 2016 Hey All, Thanks guys for the nice comments. Today is the building of the light cage. The parts... I used a very small wire stripped of its plastic coating. I then bent the wire around the end of a .75 mm rod to get the curve of the cage. I next drilled out a .75 mm rod slice and inserted the bent wires to form the cage. I next inserted the small pico lamp. I next dipped the whole assembly into the Liquitex gloss varnish and then let it dry. Arthur "Two Trucks" Jackson... The entire assembly measures .75 mm x 2 mm. About the limits of my vision. I'll be back with more trucks...later all. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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